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Deer Mountain National Recreat

On Deer Mountains, Northwest Coast Islands

Trail13 km · 8 miBest Jul

Next nearby hike: Silvis Lake 2.8 mi · 4.5 kmExplore Deer Mountains →

Tongass National ForestTongass National ForestDude Mountain Trail · Tongass National ForestMinerva Mountain · Tongass National ForestPerseverance Trail · Tongass National ForestPipeline Trail · Tongass National ForestSilvis Lake · Tongass National ForestWard Creek · Tongass National ForestWard Lake Nature Trail · Tongass National ForestEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul · highs 12–12 °C (54–54 °F)

  1. J0°-3°510
  2. F0°-3°349
  3. M1°-2°385
  4. A3°-1°299
  5. M6°2°242
  6. J9°6°206
  7. J12°8°197
  8. A12°9°314
  9. S10°7°477
  10. O6°3°641
  11. N2°-1°560
  12. D0°-3°488

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Deer Mountain National Recreat is a trail in Tongass National Forest, Alaska, United States of America, about 13 km (8 mi) in length. It is on Deer Mountains in the Northwest Coast Islands. It lies about 3.9 km east of Ketchikan.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
13 km · 8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Mountain
Deer Mountains (mountain, 822 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Northwest Coast Islands (Pacific Ranges › Coast Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
3.9 km E of Ketchikan (Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Tongass National Forest
Best months
Jul
Country
United States of America
Region
Alaska
Continent
North America
Route centre
55.3680, -131.5704
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Silvis Lake

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Tongass National Forest

Dude Mountain Trail

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Tongass National Forest

Minerva Mountain

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · Tongass National Forest

Perseverance Trail

5.4 mi · 8.8 km · Tongass National Forest

Ward Lake Nature Trail

5.9 mi · 9.6 km · Tongass National Forest

Ward Creek

6.1 mi · 9.8 km · Tongass National Forest

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